Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon, blah blah blah, yadda yadda yadda
Chapter 3: A (Not So) Freindly Rivalery!
"AND THREE, SMILES GO FOR MILES!" the guild cheered in unison.
"Give it your all everyone. Dissmissed."
All the recruits seperated and went on there buisness for the day. Team Vidhey stood into front of the Bulletin Board, scanning the several diffrent pappers that were pinned to the wall. "What about this one Ji?" Blaze asked his partner, pointing to one of the jobs.
The Cubone skimmed it over but quickly shooker her head. The job was simple but it was for the Saltflat Beachs to the south. The last time the went there they torrmented by a pack of wild Wingulls, forcing them to retreat before they could even finsh the job. It was rathe embarrasing actually.
Jiantia looked over the other jobs, taking several mintues before they found another one. "Here!" she exlaimed, taking the peice of papper. They just had to deliver a Heal Seed to a Vulpix in Summer Woods. It wouldn't be much experince, but at the it was easy money.
"To any adventures who may read this-Hello. My name is Kyubi and I'm in need of a Heal Seed. I am planning on going on a small advenuter but am afraid of running into trouble. I will be waiting for you not far into Summer Woods. Reward: 150P." Blaze nodded as he read the note outloud. "Ok, let's get going!"
Unknown to either of them, another team had been eavsdropping. "Aint dat cute. Littl' Vulpix too scarred to go her self." One of them, a Krookodile, lauged.
"Shame that such an item would be wasted." The other, a Chandelure, aggred.
"I say we sould go an' take dat Heal Seed for our selves!"
"What about the Boss?"
"He'll catch up." The Krookodile answered as he bagan to walk away. "Awlays dose."
Blaze and Jiantia trotted through the small forest, keeping their eyes open for their cleint. Their wasn't much opposition as the majorrity of wild pokemon here were either low level bugs or grass type or Pidgeys. Even with the seasons out of control the Summer Woods always seemed to be warm and pleasent, even in the Winter. It was odd but neither of Team Vidheys members complained.
"Hey, is that her over there?" Blaze asked, pointing to the far off pokemon. It did look like it could be a Vulpix, but it's color looked off.
"Only one way to find out." Jiantia shrugged as she bagane to walk up to the strange pokemon. "KsamyatAm? You Kyubi?"
The small fox pokemon was somewhat started at first, but soon realised that they were the adventurers she had been waiting for. "Yes, I'm Kyubi. Nice to meet you!" she greeted with a smile.
"You're...yellow?" Blaze said rather bluntly.
The Vulpix giggled a bit. "Yes, I get that a lot. I'm whats called a 'shiney'."
Blaze quickly rummedged through his Wonder Bag. "Here we go! One Heal Seed."
Kyubi smiled again and gave them a small bow to show her apreaction. "Thank you...I'm sorry, I never cought your names?"
"I'm Blaze, and this is my partner Jiantia. We're Team Vidhey!"
"Vidhey?" Kyubi crooked her neck a bit, rahter confused at the new word.
"It mean to do nessarsy act." Jiantia answered.
"As much as I like ta let dis 'ere tendah moment ta continue, I'm going ta have ta ask tat you hand ovah dat seed." voice said from behind. The three pokemon quickly tunred around to see a rather large Krookodile and a Chandelure floating beside him.
"Who in the Distortion World are you?" Blaze growled.
"I be Ridley. Nice ta meet yah." the Krookodile replied.
"And I am Raven. And we are Team Sable." the Chandelure taunted. "Now about that Heal Seed."
"NirakSa!"
It was now the two newcomers to be confused by Jiantias' words. "Pardon?"
"No dice!" The Cubone corrected herself.
Ridley laughed at the smaller pokemon. "An' you tink dat you can beat us?"
"You're out numbered, there's three of us and only two of you!" Blaze roared.
"Correction..." A third voice rang out, this one deep and cold. A Bisharp stepped out of the shadows and stood in front of the three. He towered above them, his entire pressence seemed to mock them.
Chocking down his fear, Blaze stood up. "Hey I know you! You're that jerk from the other day!" the fire type barked. "You owe us an appology for taking our stuff!
"I don't owe you anything, weakinling." the Bisharp spat, pushing the Cyndaquil away. "You wern't strong enough to hold onto something that was obviously important, there for it shouldn't have belonged to you in the first place."
"You're a kumbha, you know!" Jiantia retorted. "Why you want a little Heal Seed anyway?"
The Bisharp humphed at the Cubones responce. "May I ask, what is it that your team hopes to achive?"
Blaze scratched his head, not sure what the Bisharp was getting at. "Well we want to help other in need. That's what a Rescue team is about."
"Abmirable, but pathetic."
"Oh yeah, well it's a least better then trying to get rich!"
The dark-steel type laughed darkly. "This is not about our names on a plaque, statues ereccted in our honor. Nor is it about mounds of treasure or all the Wonder Orbs in the world." he began. "Take a look around you, our world is falling aprat at it's very seems. Marshlands are feeezing over, snowcaps melting. The dry and arrid desserts are being flodded while like are drying up. Why? Becuase these forsakend seasons are changing so rapidly that they're destroying our habitats.
This is about survival and nothing else! And as a law it is only the strong that survive. You can't keep an iron hold on the very items that can keep you alive, then you might as well not have them. So you might as well give them to those who can use them, those who can surrvive. Like that Heal Seed for example...now hand it over!"
Blaze gulped. The Bisharp actaully had a valid point, but he couldn't just hand it over. "No! If you want it, you have to pry from our dead hands!" Jiatia yelled. Blaze was a little taken back by her responce. She was right, yes, but she littlery just challanged them to a duel to the death.
"That can be arranged." The Bisharp quickly charged foward with blinding speed, ramming into the Vulpix with a rather hard Areial Ace. The fox pokemon was flung back into a tree, forcing her to drop the seed witch the Bisharp poketed. "Do with them as you wish, but make it quick. If you are not back at the guild by the time I turn this in, I'm not cutting th reward." The Bisharp started to walk off, but suddenly stopped and turned around. "My name is Razor. Remember it." He continued on his way.
Ridley cracked his neck, a toothy grin spread across his face. 'Oh dis will be good."
"You just had to say 'our dead hands' didn't you Jiantia..."
The two remaing members of Team Sable quikly blitzed towards the smaller pokemon with two things on their mind, hurting them and having fun while doing it. Team Vidhey fought valiantly as possible, and even with the extra help, but they could not win. After just over three mintues Team Sable had beat them with near an inch of their conciousness. As neither the Krookodile or the Chandelure delivered the final blow their badges did not telleport them back to the guild.
"Is everyone ok?" Blaze groaned.
"Just pride." Jiantia answered rubbing her temples, feeling the oncomming headache.
"Sorry I got you guys into this." Kyubii appologised.
"It's fine, it's not your fault. Unfortunatly, I don't think that's going to be the last time we see them." Blaze sighed. "Lets head back to the guild, I'm tried of this forest."
"Well I guess this is where we part ways." Kyubii said as the three walked into Sumit Town Square.
"You know the guild here is very freindly. I'm sure they'de let you join if you wanted to." Blaze offered but the shiny fox simply nodded it off.
"Thank you for the offer, but for now I think I should go trin at the dojo." she said. "Besides, I'm probably not going to be here for very long."
Jiantia rembered the note that was on the job notice. "That's right, you siad soemthign about an adventure."
Kyubi nodded. "Yes. I'm actually going to be going over the mountain pass to the west. I have family near Treasure town that I'de like to see."
"Well I hope your time goes well." Blaze chimmed.
"Thank you. Goodbye, and thankyou again for trying to help earlier."
"Ma samasyA..." Jiantia cleared her throught and spoke again. "No problem."